For every Kid participating in the Free Kid's 1K, Active Central MN and Great River Greening will plant 1 tree in Central or Greater Minnesota within a year of Earth Day 2026. In 2025, 330 participating kids catalyzed 330 trees planted. In 2026, we aspire for even more kids and trees.
And new in 2026, for every 1 dollar that participants donate to this initiative, Great River Greening will plant 1 additional tree at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve or another Central Minnesota within a year.
For more than 30 years, Great River Greening has been planting trees, protecting rivers and lakes, and conserving land right here in Minnesota. Learn more online at Great River Greening.